Hildenborough Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Tonbridge, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.169 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hildenborough Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tonbridge, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Hildenborough Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.169 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 2.169 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- Of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 3rd highest.
- In 2024/25, 3% of pupils reached the higher standard at the end of primary school (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Riding Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9HY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 March 2023
Strengths
- “They share warm, respectful and trusting relationships with staff, who know them well.”
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about their lessons.”
- “They demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning.”
To improve
- “However, in a few wider curriculum subjects, pupils are not building their knowledge quite as securely or deeply.”
- “This is because sometimes not enough time is given for teaching some parts of the leaders’ intended curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Stocks Green Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Mead Community Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Cage Green Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sussex Road Community Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published